Blast cooling, also called ‘blast chilling’ or ‘blast freezing’, is when you cool a product very quickly to a temperature that makes it relatively safe from microbial growth. Blast chillers are usually a self-contained, cabinet-style system or a space lined with insulated panels and fitted with refrigeration equipment.
The goal of this equipment is to chill your desired quantity of a product by weight per hour to a desired temperature – usually after cooking. Our team of technicians will design, install, maintain and service any blast freezer your business needs to improve your efficiency across the board.
When you’re working on strict timelines with large quantities of products, traditional fridges aren’t powerful enough to achieve the temperature you need in the time you have. With blast cooling, your food is rapidly cooled down with air while remaining safe for consumption. Cooling food slowly can cause bacterial growth – the danger zone is between 5 and 63 degrees, so it’s important to get your food as cold as possible quickly.
Keeping food at the correct temperature will prevent food poisoning bacteria from growing. When the temperature quickly reaches below freezing point, the growth of microorganisms decreases rapidly, and you can then transport the products to a more conventional freezer for storage.
Our blast chillers and blast freezers are constructed to the highest level of quality, reaching above and beyond the BCA requirements and the health code so that you can be confident that your equipment is compliant and reliable.
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Cold-Rite uses locally sourced materials to custom build refrigeration equipment so it will fit the space that you have and the product that you need to chill perfectly. The components of our blast chillers and blast freezers are engineered specifically for the size of the unit, the temperature you wish to achieve, the ambient environment and the workload you will be placing on it.
We can also provide a range of cabinet-style, self-contained units from multiple manufacturers so that you can be confident we can provide you the blast chiller and/or blast freezer that is best for you. Contact us today to discuss your preferences.
